Sharon Bialek accuses Herman Cain of groping her

[Dread Knot]

As much as I like his unconventional style, I think Cain is finished as a serious presidential candidate. At this point you have to assume that there are other women ready to come forward, but who have been told by someone inside either the Romney or Obama camps to hold off until the appropriate moment. Politics is war and Cain is a mortally wounded animal. However he's useful to Romney right now, as he sucks oxygen out of the room and prevents Paul or Perry from getting any press. Newt is a distraction, at best.

[Takeda Shingen]

Originally Posted by Dread Knot

As much as I like his unconventional style, I think Cain is finished as a serious presidential candidate. At this point you have to assume that there are other women ready to come forward, but who have been told by someone inside either the Romney or Obama camps to hold off until the appropriate moment. Politics is war and Cain is a mortally wounded animal. However he's useful to Romney right now, as he sucks oxygen out of the room and prevents Paul or Perry from getting any press. Newt is a distraction, at best.

I don't see Paul, Perry or Gingrich as viable at all. Each of them has their own bagage that hinders any widespread support, so it is dubious that any press from them would sway many people at this point. However, I will agree with your central argument in saying that Cain's [probable] demise in the race makes Romney the de facto Republican nominee.